<!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd"> --> <chapter id="windowmanager"> <title>The window manager</title> <para>The default window manager provided by &tde; is the Trinity Window Manager (&twin;). Please refer to <ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/windows-how-to-work.html"> Windows, How To Work Them</ulink> in the Trinity user guide for more information.</para> <qandaset> <qandaentry> <question> <para>Are there keyboard shortcuts for &twin; operations?</para> </question> <answer> <para>Yes. Please use to the Trinity Control Center (&kcontrol;), <menuchoice><guimenu>Regional & Accessibility</guimenu><guimenuitem> Keyboard Shortcuts</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, for the list of available shortcuts.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para>Can I define my own set of keyboard shortcuts?</para> </question> <answer> <para>Yes. Launch the <application>&tde; Control Center</application> and select <menuchoice><guimenu>Regional & Accessibility</guimenu><guimenuitem>Keyboard Shortcuts</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to configure window manager bindings like maximizing windows, &etc;. </para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para>When I "iconify" a window, it disappears. Where does it go?</para> </question> <answer> <para>With many &X-Window; &GUI;s, the minimize button (a little dot) will erase the window that the program is running in and create, instead, an icon on the desktop. &tde; does not do this. Instead, when a window is iconified it is simply hidden (but the program is still running).</para> <para>There are a few ways to access <quote>disappeared</quote> windows:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>If you are running the taskbar part of &kicker;, you can choose to have a list of tasks displayed on your desktop. Iconified tasks will have their names displayed in gray.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>If you click the &MMB; on the root window (&ie;, the background of the desktop), &twin; will give you a list of all available tasks.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para>How do I maximize windows only vertically or horizontally?</para> </question> <answer> <para>Provided your window is not already maximized, clicking on the maximize button with the &LMB;/&MMB;/&RMB; will maximize fully/vertically/horizontally respectively.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para>What is <quote>shading</quote> a window?</para> </question> <answer> <para>By <quote>shading</quote> a window we mean <quote>rolling up</quote> the window leaving just the title bar visible. You can do this by double clicking on the window title bar.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <!-- This is kinda covered in desktop.docbook, but the question here --> <!-- is different, even if the answer is nearly the same --> <qandaentry> <question> <para>How can I start an application with special window options, like maximized/minimized/to stay on top?</para> </question> <answer> <para>Use the <command>kstart</command> command. As an example, to open &kcalc; with the <quote>Stay on Top</quote> option, use: <screen><prompt>%</prompt> <userinput><command>kstart</command> <option>--ontop</option> <option>kcalc</option></userinput></screen> </para> <para>For maximized windows, use the <option>--maximize</option> option, for minimized windows, use <option>--iconify</option>. You can see a full list of <command>kstart</command> options with <userinput><command>kstart</command> <option>--help-all</option></userinput>.</para> <warning><para>If you're using <command>kstart</command> to start applications at &tde; startup, you should use the <option>--window</option> option. See the &tde; User Guide, section <quote>Advanced Window Management</quote> for more information about this feature.</para> </warning> </answer> </qandaentry> <!-- Not sure this is still applicable <qandaentry> <question> <para>Is it possible to have FVWM2-like shadow frameworks for the placement of windows?</para> </question> <answer> <para>Yes. Run <application>&tde; Control Center</application> and select <guimenu>Look and Feel</guimenu> followed by <guisubmenu>Window Behavior</guisubmenu> and finally <guimenuitem>Advanced</guimenuitem>. There is a dialog option that allows you to set the placement policy you want.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> --> </qandaset> </chapter>